Friday, June 05, 2009

River highlights


The Boise River is running fast and high right now from snow melt and because they have released water from Lucky Peak Reservoir.

In mid-summer, many people tube down the river. Perfect on those days when it’s hovering near 100 degrees.

But yesterday four 20-somethings tried to raft the river (going against public safety warnings) and they ended up on a little island clinging to tree branches with their raft wrecked and submerged. Fortunately, they weren’t hurt. But it took a couple of emergency crews to get to them.

So for now, it’s enough (for most people) to sit on the bank and watch how light plays across the water.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

when the river swallowed
the sun, it had no
where to go
the sun & river
except
through your camera
lens
and through its memory
& then into
souls
knowing that once
printed
they would leave thru
the lens they entered
& return to the stream
missing them
as much as Prospero
missed his magic
or a mid-
summer its
mad
dream

Ms M said...

Anon, your prose restores magic :)